I Have Been Waiting a Long Time to Say it!!

Yup, that's right: WE GOT OUR REFERRAL!!!

This morning Kyle and I got the call referring us a BEAUTIFUL 11 month old baby boy! I know all mom's and dad's think that, but TRULY, TRULY this is a beautiful baby boy with the biggest, most beautiful eyes that just look right into your soul!

After having my phone strapped to my side for weeks (well, truth be told, it was tucked inside my bra where ever I went!!), I actually didn't have it with me this morning. Heck, I was in the shower, so you know . . . ANYWAY, when I got out of the shower I noticed I had three missed calls!! Before panic could set in, the phone rang and it was our agency with Kyle on the other line. We got to receive the good news at the same time and then look at the pictures of our new baby boy!!

Many, many thanks to our wonderful support network for being there during the last 11 + months. Now just a little more waiting before we can bring our new baby home. Time wise . . . we're looking at probably another 3 months before we get to travel to get him, but we have a beautiful face to gaze at when the waiting gets tough.

HAVING A HARD TIME FOCUSING!!!! Floating about 80,000 feet above the ground right now!

I'll post more later . . .

End of Week Update

Just a quick note . . .

The week ended with no more referrals (besides the 2 on Monday).

Gwen is convinced it'll be next week (although she was also convinced it'd be last Wednesday for some reason). I'm thinking it might be right after Thanksgiving. Kyle's somewhere in between! I'm actually quite calm even knowing we're soooo close. I thought I'd be chomping at the bit, but I've reached a strange level of peace in the last few days. Because we are so close, it feels like an inevitability (finally) so a week or two one way or the other doesn't matter as much. Of course that's how I feel today. Tomorrow? Who knows?? :o)

Either way, I'll post an update next week.

To the Birds!

Just thought I'd quickly post photos of my fabric bird mobile project. The first pic is just a close-up of each bird . . . I added wool wings because from viewed from below (as in a baby laying down looking up at them), they look more like birds that way!


And also, there were two more babies referred today: a little baby girl to a family that waiting 14 1/2 months (so long!!) and a baby boy to a family that waiting 11 1/2 months. We've been told we're REALLY close, as in "strap the phone to our sides" close. I'll keep you posted . . .

One more . . .

A family that waited "just shy of 12 months" received a referral for a 4 1/2 month old baby boy this afternoon.

We are shy of 12 months by 20 days . . . so stinkin' close!! And yes, I'm jumping out of my skin. LOL. I think I've aged 5 years in the last 5 months . . . the tension really does show in your face and posture.

I'm working on an adorable fabric bird mobile (thanks Tegan for the idea!) . . . got 4 birds done today and when it's finished, I'll post photos.

'Til later . . . XO

Referrals Today . . .

Brief update . . . four (4!!!) referrals today. Two boys and two girls. Both the girls were older (in the 4 year old range) which is something our agency has been short of in recent months so that's great news for the waiting families!). One of the referred boys was 13 months old (our upper end request is 12 months so we just missed that one!) and the family waited 11 months. The other referred boy was 2 months old (itty bitty) and that family waited 12 months.

So close . . . feels like the magic bullets hit on either side of us, but not quite on target! It's getting closer.

Nursery Photos

Well, we're getting there on the nursery completion. About 75% done by my guess. And although it's not complete, I've had several requests to post some photos, so here goes:

This one's pretty self-explanatory . . . still need to find something to put above the crib.

Baby bumpers that I made last week, plus the quilt I finished a couple months ago (and posted in an earlier entry).

Changing table/dresser (with diaper genie in the corner not set up yet!). The wall quilt which I posted in an earlier blog entry is now up on the wall.

This is above the changing table. It's a set of three South African designs that Gwen and I embroidered (Kyle helped a tiny bit!) and framed in fabric.

I'll post more as things become a little more finished! No referrals last week. 11 months, 1 week waiting.

Quick Update

Only one referral early this week for twin boys. We squeaked up 1 spot on the list! Seven waiting families (post-referral) got court dates this week which is great news as they all waited through the court closure for dates!

Tomorrow marks 11 months on the wait list. As I've posted MANY times, baby boys are running about 11-12 months, so we should get the call soon!!

No baby projects finished, although I promised to post a picture of the quilt I finished for Gwen's birthday.

Signing off for now. Hope to have more referral updates next week. FINGERS CROSSED (and toes) EVERYONE!!!